United States History Unit 1

__ is an imaginary line on Earth that goes from east to west and shows a location's distance from the Equatoer.

• latitude

• longitude

___ is an imaginary line on Earth that goes from north to south and shows north to south and shows location's distance from the Prime Merdian.

• latitude

• longitude

The exact location of a place is its ___.

• absolute location

• relative location

The location of a place in relation to other landmarks is its ___.

• absolute location

• relative location

___ means to be touching or connected in unbroken series.

• Contiguous

• Territory

• Canyon

A ___ is an area of land controlled by a nation.

• Contiguous

• Territory

• Canyon

A ___ is a deep valley with steep sides.

• Contiguous

• Territory

• Canyon

The following states are in the Northeast United States:

• Rhode Island, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware

• Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas

• Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska

• Arizona, Texas

The following states are in the Southeast United States:

• Rhode Island, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware

• Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas

• Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska

• Arizona, Texas

The following states are in the Midwest United States:

• Rhode Island, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware

• Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas

• Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska

• Arizona, Texas